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Public Observing Nights
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PLEASE NOTE: As of June 2008, Yale Observatory Public Nights will be held on the 1st and 3rd *TUESDAY*
of each month.
Due to construction of a planetarium at the Leitner Family Observatory,
there will be no "First Tuesdays" Public Lectures during Spring semester 2008.
Public observing will continue as normal. However,
bathroom facilites at the observatory are currently limited
to portable toilets. Any questions about the status of public nights can be directed to
Tomer Tal.
The "First Tuesdays" Public
Lecture Series is now part of the public night. Rain or shine, we will
have a public lecture inside the Leitner Family Observatory on the
first Tuesday of every month during the school year. Following this lecture, we will have
public observing, weather permitting. Please note that this will
only be on the first Tuesday; the third Tuesday will continue
to be just for observing (weather permitting).
See this flier (pdf) for more information.
Twice a month, the Department of Astronomy at Yale University runs a
public night, where the public can come and look through one of the
Department's many telescopes and have questions answered about
astronomy. The astronomical objects we view change seasonally, and
range from the Moon to the planets (such as Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and
Venus) to nearby star clusters and galaxies. All members of the public
are invited and encouraged to join us for these events. |
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| Upcoming Public
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Lecture: |
Observing: |
Observing Status: |
| THURSDAY May 15, 2008 |
n/a |
9:00 pm |
Undetermined |
| TUESDAY June 3, 2008 |
n/a |
9:00 pm |
Undetermined |
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PLEASE NOTE: due to construction, bathroom facilites at the observatory are currently limited
to portable toilets
Observing Status Explanation:
On: The observing will go on as scheduled.
Off: The observing has been cancelled, usually due to weather.
Undetermined: We don't know if we're going to be able to observe yet.
Please Note:
- Please do not arrive earlier than the posted observing start time.
- As this is an outdoor activity, if there is bad weather or
forecasts of bad weather, we must cancel the observing.
- The final decision as to whether or not the observing will
occur will be posted here by 5:00 pm on the day of the public night.
- Currently, public nights are held on the first and third Tuesday
of each month.
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| Location: |
| Public nights are held at the Leitner
Family Observatory, and last about 1.5 hours. The Observatory is
located in Farnam Memorial Gardens near the corner of Prospect St. and
Edwards St. in New Haven. If you have never been to the student
observatory before, you are STRONGLY encouraged to look at the map (.pdf,
.jpg,
or Google
Map) of its location, since there is currently only a small sign
marking the driveway. There is now ample free parking, so guests are
invited to park in the lot adjacent to the observatory.
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| Contact Information: |
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Information pertaining to the next public night can be obtained via
this website, which will be updated by 5pm on the day of the event.
Any questions about public nights can be directed to Tomer Tal.
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| Related Information: |
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Additional observation nights are also organized by the Society
for Telescopes and Astronomical Research and Recreation at Yale
(STARRY). For more information, visit their web page.
The Astronomy Society of New Haven also organizes public observing.
For more information, call 432-3921, or check their web page.
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